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- noun physics a double row of
vortices in afluid sometimes found in thewake of acylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support),eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body
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For Theodore von Kármán Hungarian physicist
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ruzuzu commented on the word Von Kármán vortex street
"A Kármán vortex street (or a von Kármán vortex street) is a term in fluid dynamics for a repeating pattern of swirling vortices caused by the unsteady separation of flow of a fluid over bluff bodies. It is named after the engineer and fluid dynamicist, Theodore von Kármán and is responsible for such phenomena as the "singing" of suspended telephone or power lines, and the vibration of a car antenna at certain speeds."
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November 7, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Von Kármán vortex street
Cf. Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.
November 7, 2011
leaden commented on the word Von Kármán vortex street
Please tell me that somewhere a city council has had the wisdom to so name an appropriate boulevard.
November 9, 2011